Worst car i owned was the Toyota Avensis 2011 2.0 D4D. Alot of problems.
Yes the (Zastava/Fiat) Yugo was indeed fun to drive; a ferrari developed engine - revved like a 2-stroke chainsaw. Car was stable on the highway also. NO Synchro in first gear in the four speed. Great feedback and touch from the helm. Would benefit with a transplant of the 124 seats.Couple points:
The Yugo, I believe, has Fiat 127 roots. Fiat, though not durable, in those days, at least had a bit of "joie de conduire" / "piacere guidare" (sp?) 'kinda sense, happy in its own skin, happy and nice drive feel. City car limitations, yes, but still... Presumably you found this to be the case?
Re the Nissan Versa Note: in Canada we had, from '15 to '19, the Nissan Micra, the immediately previous generation to what currently is available in Europe, etc. Same powertrain as your Versa Note. I almost bought one. I found the drive quality really nice for a City/Suburban/60mph highway car. Five speed shifted nicely. EPS wasn't bad... I didn't buy it because of the rod-knock issue that Nissan strangely and seemingly never could get rid of. I set my mobile on sound-record, set it under the engine, and then varied the revs. Around 2500, if memory serves, the sound of (if ever so slight) rod knock. Brand new 2017 car... 'Gotta give your head a shake. I swear I would have bought it otherwise. Drove 'real nice. Was $CDN 9,999. 'Real good price.
Did it make 100k km or engine fell apart before that?Worst car i owned was the Toyota Avensis 2011 2.0 D4D. Alot of problems.
I did hill climb in Yugo 55. Slap double Weber carburetors and some other small modifications and you are closing 100hp range. Key was setting up hand brake so it engages both rear wheels at exact same time. That allows you some serious performance through mountain curves where 2 Yugos cannot pass next to each other.Yes the (Zastava/Fiat) Yugo was indeed fun to drive; a ferrari developed engine - revved like a 2-stroke chainsaw. Car was stable on the highway also. NO Synchro in first gear in the four speed. Great feedback and touch from the helm. Would benefit with a transplant of the 124 seats.
I discovered a contributing cause to engine knock issue on the Nissan Versa, mine developed it in the first cold winter morning commute to work.
Factory Made in China Nissan oil filters with less than o.5mm clearance between the filter end cap and the inside can wall. By the time I sorted this out, the damage was done.
You can see here where the cardboard endcap was rubbing against the can near the base;
- the oil from the pump has to flow around this to get to the centre tube outlet
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Not mIne, but same colour
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That is totally crazy, how Nissan could not figure that whole matter out. I wonder if in the 5-year-in-Canada run they ever figured out the rod knock issue......
I discovered a contributing cause to engine knock issue on the Nissan Versa, mine developed it in the first cold winter morning commute to work.
Factory Made in China Nissan oil filters with less than o.5mm clearance between the filter end cap and the inside can wall. By the time I sorted this out, the damage was done.
You can see here where the cardboard endcap was rubbing against the can near the base;
- the oil from the pump has to flow around this to get to the centre tube outlet
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If you ever need to order that 'insignia' part from GM it is officially known as 'The Mark of Excellence'.Pontiac Sunbird
GMC Sonoma
the "GM" insignia is a a warning sticker
never again will I even drive a GM vehicle
the mark of death perhaps??If you ever need to order that 'insignia' part from GM it is officially known as 'The Mark of Excellence'.
1991 GMC Jimmy. Biggest POS I ever owned. It was the last GM I owned and I told my wife we’d go back to horse and buggy before I bought another Generous Motors product.
FWIW the dealer was also a big part of my stance and situation.
Just my $0.02
Today I learned my mom's Frigidaire refrigerator had the "mark of excellence" on its door.
2.0 and 2.2 after 2011 have similar issues. There was just to many problems, not just the engine. Even my Fiat was better. Got in a car accident so the car ended up in junk yard before i got 100 k km on it.Did it make 100k km or engine fell apart before that?
On positive side, you are lucky you didn’t own 2.2 D4D.